Today, let’s talk numbers. All the numbers. 🔢
I'm going to be sharing with you the raw numbers of what my mentees invested to work with me, to work with an expert-level mentor. The cost of working with me. What it looks like, what investment looks like for different mentees.
And I'm going to show you the amazing return on investment.
Read MoreMy last several blog posts have been about things you will learn if you choose to participate in my mentorship program, Mentor Me Accelerator.
Some of you may have been thinking over these last several weeks, “Sure, Ashley, you can say your program is good, but what about people who have actually participated in it?”
Well, today, that is exactly what I am here to share with you.
Read MoreSo, you have applied, applied again, and applied yet again to another job. With no results, or at least nothing tangible.
Are you ready to flip the traditional job search model on its head to get real results in your job search? Like, actually applying for jobs that you want to do?
Read MoreIs your boss making you look bad? 💁🏾♀️
That is a tough subject to talk about, but that is precisely what we are going to discuss today.
Too often, I see high-achieving women serving under the leadership of people who are not doing what they're supposed to do. Their bosses are not giving what they're supposed to give, and it has high achieving women out here looking kind of foolish. 🤦🏾♀️
Read MoreHave you been at your current job too long?
Woah, that is a loaded question, right? And, even more so, an extremely difficult one to answer.
Let me help you break it down.
Is your current position no longer serving you?
Are you constantly interacting with a boss who you know is regularly gaslighting and belittling you?
Are you making significantly less in your role than what you know you deserve?
Do you feel like the work you are doing has little to no impact?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it may be costing you in ways you never even knew.
Read MoreAre you ready for some real talk?
Here it comes…staying stuck in your current role is damaging your professional reputation.
Yep, I said it. It is a hard truth, I know.
But, here is some more real talk, and it is the best career advice I have ever heard.
Read MoreAre you faking it till you make it? Are you being inauthentic?
Are you not showing up as your full self at work?
Are you kind of phoning it in? Are you shrinking? Are you hiding?
Are you dismissing bad behavior from your coworkers, from your colleagues, from your peers?
Are you not showing up as your full, authentic self?
Are you faking it and hoping that you make it?
And if so, you're in the right place. 🙋🏾♀️
Read MoreI already know what you’re thinking, “Ashley, I am not stooping to the level of playing office politics.”
But, let me explain before you stop reading. 🛑
Read MoreAshley, I need to update my resume. 👩🏾💻
Ashley, I need to update my cover letter. 📝
Ashley, I need to update my...LinkedIn, CV, etc. 🖥
This is the conversation that I have had time and time again with professional women when we first meet.
Read MoreAre you burnout and overwhelmed, feeling stuck in a career that is no longer serving you? 😫
Are you frustrated with being overworked and underpaid?🚫💲
Are you applying to job after job, even though it isn’t the job you have always dreamed about? 👩🏾💻
That is exactly where my mentee, Erica, was before joining Mentor Me.
Read MoreOne of my favorite gospel songs is Travis Greene’s “Intentional” where he sings “All things are working for my good, yeah, 'Cause He's intentional, Never failing.” I believe this about God and I know it’s true for me and my life as well. AND Newsflash: Things are going to fall apart.
“Hey, I’m Ashley and you are?” ”So...what industry do you work in?” Blah Blah Blah. Networking is boring and now that we’re all stuck at home without the traditional after work cocktail hour to provide us company, it’s worse than ever. Making meaningful connections with strangers over the internet can be challenging (hello, online dating) and with Zoom fatigue running rampant, maybe you’ve given up networking and decided to go at it alone.
Job searching is more than finding jobs online and hitting the apply button. Having a defined process for your job search is important to make sure your search is productive and proactive. Use these strategies to supercharge your job search:
Girl Bye. That’s the first thing I think when someone is trying to pretend to be “woo, woo” with me when they haven’t been “down before.” Fake concern for my well being or my work always gives me pause because I know there is an ulterior motive. It’s usually to lull me into being vulnerable, disclosing something I wouldn’t otherwise share, and then using this information against me to damage my reputation.
We only had a few students actively engaged in the program and very little positive feedback from the student leaders who were peer facilitators. We had to completely start over. Our hopes had been high when we launched the student-led, peer-to-peer support program. We expected students to engage because the idea had come from them originally and similar programs in residence had succeeded so why wouldn’t the program work online? We were wrong.
Delegation: Sometimes you need to say ‘no’ but the work still has to get done. Being able to delegate to partners, peers, or subordinates is a skill. It’s the artful and delicate balance of sharing the wealth of the work without making people feel like you’re dumping on them. Learning delegation is key, particularly when you’re in the middle.
Read MoreRead the latest blog post, where I share the key elements of the career development roadmap and explain how it can accelerate your career. The roadmap is a framework, a guideline to help provide you with direction and support for the next stage in your career. It’s a living, breathing document that will help you intentionally follow the Mentor Me Framework even after your initial sessions.
Read MoreKnow that the cliché, “it’s not about the journey, it’s about the destination,” is real. Read the latest Mentor Me blog post, “No More Dream Job,” for my top three reasons why the term dream job is passé. Instead of getting stuck on the restrictive term, you'll also learn why you should focus on your career path and where you can make the most impact.
Read More**Deep sigh** I hate when people talk about “office politics”. It drives me up a wall that there are all these unknown hidden rules about how we are supposed to act, work, behave, engage at work.
Read MoreYou’re ready to get paid like the expert that you are but move out of mid-level management and on to senior-level roles. Here is what you need to be doing right now to get to the next level in your career.
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